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Dominick Cunningham fought his way up from the fringes of the Great Britain gymnastics team to win an unexpected men's floor gold medal at the European Championships in Glasgow.
Now the Birmingham 23-year-old is determined to continue his promising trajectory at his first World Championships in Doha, and make the rest

While Max Whitlock was labouring to a second consecutive disappointment at the European Championships in Glasgow, Simone Biles swept all before her on a spectacular and poignant return at the US Nationals.
They could hardly have experienced a more contrasting year to date, but two of the sport's modern greats are

Gymnastics great Nadia Comaneci looked on admiringly 18 months ago as the then 17-year-old Ellie Downie became the first British gymnast to claim a European all-around gold medal in Cluj.
Downie's ascent was as emphatic as it had been unexpected, and ended in one of the sport's all-time greats backing her

Australian trampolinist dances her way to a silver, while the Chinese dominate with two victories in the men’s and women’s events
It was perfect timing when the DJ at the American Pavilion started playing pop star Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off prior to Jessica Pickering’s turn on the trampoline in the

Simone Biles will not be clad in a teal leotard when she makes her World Gymnastics Championships return in Qatar, but all those afflicted by the sport's sexual abuse scandal will not stray from her mind.
Biles, who has revealed she was among the victims of the former USA Gymnastics team

Max Whitlock intends to take baby-steps back to the top of his sport as he aims to reverse a series of disappointing results at the World Gymnastics Championships later this month.
Whitlock announced in September that his wife Leah is expecting their first child in February, by which time the 25-year-old

Elena Shushunova, a Soviet gymnast who won the women's all-around gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, has died. She was 49.
Shushunova was one of only five women to have won the gymnastics "Grand slam" of continental, world and Olympic all-around titles.
She won five European, five world and two Olympic

The 2018 trampoline gymnastics world championships returns to Russia.
The event is being held in Saint Petersburg, which previously did so in 2009.
This follows the Football World Cup, which was held in the summer, and as was apparent then, the Russians know how to put on a show.
The event will feature

Baku has been awarded the 2021 trampoline world championships, with the 2020 acrobatics equivalent going to Geneva, it has been announced.
The decision was made by the FIG Executive Committee at its meeting in Pacific Harbour, Fiji.
“We’re delighted that countries who had never previously hosted World Championships in these disciplines have

Karen Cockburn, three-time Olympic trampoline medalist, has been appointed as Canada’s national team's director, Gymnastics Canada has announced.
"I am very happy to welcome Karen to our leadership team,” said Ian Moss, interim CEO and High Performance Director for Gymnastics Canada.
“Her high performance pedigree is second to none and we know